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Mai.

A female given name, a rare spelling variant of Mae/May, or borrowed from Scandinavia, with the same ultimate origin.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A female given name, a rare spelling variant of Mae/May, or borrowed from Scandinavia, with the same ultimate origin.

  2. A surname from Chinese of Chinese or German origin.

Where this word comes from

Chinese surname with several origins: * from Mandarin 麥 /麦 (“wheat”), * from Mandarin and Cantonese 買 /买 (maai⁵, “buy”) * Cantonese form of 米 (see Mi). * Romanized from 马 (mǎ) (see Ma) * Romanized from 梅 (méi) (see Mei) As a German surname, variant of May.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.